Demographic changes and restructuring economy
emphasise the growing importance of adult
education. The position and tasks of adult education
need to be defined clearly, even if provided by the
same institutions that provide youth education.
Vocational adult education is established on close
cooperation with the workplace, and should be
steered and monitored as a whole, across the
current administrative sectors.
Educational institutions must respond to the needs
of people and workplaces. In Finland, adult education
particularly focuses on the educated groups. Promoting
educational equality requires lowering the threshold of
access to learning, which is sought through guidance